1. Pelargonium L Herit. 天竺葵属,牻牛儿苗科,约250种,分布于热带地区,主产地为非洲南部,我国引入栽培的约7种,各大城市均有栽培供观赏用。多年生草本或亚灌木;叶对生,常有强烈的香气,圆形,肾形或扇形,掌状脉或羽状脉,分裂;花两侧对称,颜色各种,萼有距与花柄合生;萼片和花瓣5;雄蕊10,其中有些无花药;子房5裂,5室,每室有胚珠2颗悬垂于室的内角上;蒴果有果瓣5,开裂时旋卷。
释义
n.
a tender shrubby plant which is widely cultivated for its red, pink, or white flowers. Some kinds have fragrant leaves which yield an essential oil.
天竺葵。参见GERANIUM.
词源
"modern Latin, from Greek pelargos ‘stork', apparently on the pattern of geranium (based on Greek geranos ‘crane’)."